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Telegram to Arthur Mace's wife from the Air Ministry
The telegram reports that the Red Cross have confirmed Arthur is a Prisoner of War.
Arthur Mace's wartime log
A log of Arthur's time as a prisoner of war. It contains sketches of daily life, items constructed from tins, poems, list of rations, contents of Red Cross parcels, daily menus, recipes, theatre productions and extracts from letters.
A month with the Russians
A newspaper article about John's return from captivity.
Luckenwalde Intelligence Summary
A series of documents detailing events at Luckenwalde in the final stages of the war.
Liberation of Stalag 3A
A detailed account of the events from April 19th to May 9th 1945.
Postcard from John Mansell to his family
John writes that mail will be restricted for a month because of Christmas rules. Weather is cold.
Letter from John Mansell to his family
John complains he has had little mail this month. He asks about Joy and Clive.
Letter from John Mansell to his parents
John is studying maths, science, radio, German and philosophy. He asks for books on these subjects and Ohmav[sic] Light of Asia. He has been keeping busy.
Letter from John Mansell to his parents, Joy and Clive
He is healthy and in good spirits. The educational classes have been temporarily suspended but they have a library. A Red Cross parcel recently arrived and they ate well for once.
Letter from John Mansell to his parents and Joy
John repeats his request for items to be sent out. He says he is being treated well.
Monotony is worst burden of men in Stalag Luft 3
A newspaper cutting with an article about life in prison of war camps.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Telegram
Telegram from Air Ministry to Mrs Owen informing her of the death of Sergeant Owen.
Hand written at the bottom: "3 November 1943 Killed, 25 January 1944 Ruby informed".
Hand written at the bottom: "3 November 1943 Killed, 25 January 1944 Ruby informed".
Transcript of conversations with Jack Bromfield
Talks in detail about joining up in the RAF and initial induction and training as a wireless operator and air gunner. Crewed up with otherwise Canadian crew (pilot, navigator, bomb aimer and air gunners) at OTU and describes some of them as well as…
Telegram to Mr A J Bromfield
Information through international Red Cross stated that his son Sergeant John Joseph Bromfield was a prisoner of war.
Flight Sergeant Bromfield JJ - Stalag Luft 1 prisoner of war book
Includes many of his drawings including train locomotive, Halifax bomber, many caricatures and cartoon as well as abstracts of crew operations. Poem by William Blake. Article on the origination and function of the "food Acco". Note that he was shot…
Letter from Air Ministry to Charles Hilder's wife
Letter from the Casualty Branch of the Air Ministry expressing regret that Charles Hilder is missing as the result of air operations on the night of '24th/25th March, 1944'. States that Sergeant Hilder was flying as an air bomber in a Lancaster…
Letter from British Red Cross Society to Charles Hilder's wife
Letter requesting details of Charles Hilder's rank, service number and date when he was officially reported missing. Explains that the time taken for news of missing airmen to become available varies from a few weeks to several months, depending…
Letter from British Red Cross Society to Charles Hilder's wife
Letter informing Mrs Hilder that her husband (Sergeant C A Hilder, 1397651) and Sergeant E W J Warren, Sergeant J J McDonough and Flight Sergeant J A Newman have been buried in the catholic cemetery at Oberkirchen. Also states that the remaining…
Alex is a prisoner of war
Letter to Thomas' mother advising that his nephew, Pilot Officer Alex Cassie, is a prisoner of war. He writes in the hope of similar good news being received in respect of the other crew member, including Thomas.
Feb 8/9th 1945 Target "Politz"
A handwritten account of the operation at Politz. The aircraft was attacked north of Stettin and seen to explode on hitting ground. German interrogators said both pilot and mid/upper gunner were killed but the gunner turned up in hospital. There then…
Letter to Ron Bartlett's wife from 61 Squadron
The letter advises that Ron is missing.
Thomas prisoner of war
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Message to Thomas' mother advising that her son was a prisoner of war having been rescued from the sea.
Prisoner of War Camps
Two maps and a list of extra camps.
Map #1 covers Germany, Poland and Austria.
Map #2 covers Italy.
The list covers 16 camps not plotted on the first map.
Map #1 covers Germany, Poland and Austria.
Map #2 covers Italy.
The list covers 16 camps not plotted on the first map.
Doug Box
Five photographs of Doug, two newspaper cuttings and a 21st birthday card.
Photo #1 and 5 are prisoner of war head and shoulders with his service number.
Photo 2 and 3 are prisoner of war side, head and shoulders with his camp number.
Photo 4 is…
Photo #1 and 5 are prisoner of war head and shoulders with his service number.
Photo 2 and 3 are prisoner of war side, head and shoulders with his camp number.
Photo 4 is…
Letter to Doug Box from his parents
The letter is addressed to Doug in Stalag Luft 3/IVB and contains a bank statement and three Red Cross parcel inventories.